“There isn’t a league table of high-value projects with financial returns that are clearly evident, that enable us to pick from a menu of potential projects,” he said.

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“I want a clear summary of where value is greatest in a cost benefit sense. I want a clear summary, a clear table of national priorities, say the top 20 projects with the greatest rates of return, and I want a recommendation as to how they should be funded.

“And I want government advice as to how they intend to proceed with the projects, what funding arrangement they intend to put in place … and potentially what timetable they want to roll it out over.”

Super funds already have more than $40 billion worth of infrastructure and property assets, and there’s a $2 trillion pool of super savings still out there in Australia.